Used to describe a strong emotional reaction, often one that leaves a person feeling overwhelmed or immobilized.

Emotional Weight

Highlights an element of surprise, where an event is so unexpected that it stuns the individual.

Surprise Element

Often implies the person is so shocked they are temporarily unable to speak.

Speechlessness

 He was sitting at the same table, doing his math homework. And during a pause in my conversation with Katya, I looked over at Lincoln and I was suddenly thunderstruck by a recollection of a client of mine.

Lessons from death row...

 son his name is Lincoln he was sitting at the same table doing his math homework and during a pause in my conversation with Katya I looked over at Lincoln and I was suddenly thunderstruck

Thunderstruck